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Sherlock Brown

  • Crime
  • Comedy

June 26, 1922 (US)

0h 50m

The secret formula for the world's most powerful explosive has been stolen from the U.S. government. William Brown, a clerk who aspires to be a detective, has just received his badge from some anonymous Midwestern agency, and manages to get himself embroiled in the intrigue.

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